Recipes and Menu Planning

A reader submitted recipe idea for using a ripe peach.

Recipe for Mushroom Deep Dish Pizza from "Pizza" by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough

Recipe for Cranberry Beans with Sage excerpted from "In Season: Cooking with egetables and ruits" by Sarah Raven

Recipe for Tomato and Orzo Salad from "Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine"

Recipe for a REALLY BIG CUPCAKE.

Recipes for burgers to make the best hamburgers in the neighborhood.

Reader tip for a party dessert buffet.

Recipe for Sirloin with Chimichurri Marinade from "Grill!"

Recipe for an elegant, easy peach dessert.

Recipe for Chicken Breasts with Broccoli Pesto from Italian Family Dining by Edward Giobbi and Eugenia Giobbi Bone.

Recipe for Full-Tilt Boogie BLT from The BLT Cookbook.

Recipe from The Elements of Taste for Oven-Crisped Chicken with Maple Vinegar Sauce.

Recipe for Charleston Shrimp and Grits from A Real American Breakfast.

Apple Cinnamon Stuffed French Toast Recipe

Recipe for Cinnamon Rolls from A Real American Breakfast.

Recipe for Classic Cheese Strata from A Real American Breakfast by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison.

This is a light and tasty recipe for traditional buttermilk scones with raisins, perfect for your next tea party.

Review of The Arthur Avenue Cookbook - Recipes and Memories from the Real Little Italy

Cannoli Recipe from The Arthur Avenue Cookbook by Ann Volkwein.

Recipe for Stuffed Pork Chops from The Arthur Avenue Cookbook.

Recipe for Roasted Winter Squash With Curry Butter and Apple Cider from Fresh Food Fast by Peter Berley.

Recipe for Chilled Avocado Soup with Lime and Jalapeño from Fresh Food Fast by Peter Berley.

As I review cookbooks throughout the year, I have the opportunity to publish for you many of the recipes from these books. Here is an index to help you locate these wonderful recipes the next time you need something different to serve your guests.

What is Your Best, Easy Party Recipe?

This page will provide you with a directory of all the About Food and Drink Guides from Barbecues and Grills to Vegetarian Cuisine. Each of them is an incredible resource for recipes on their food specialty.

The winning hamburger recipes from the Homer Simpson hamburger contest held by The Simpsons Fans and Barbecue Sites on About. Some very creative and funnny recipes were submitted.

Show off your special decorated cakes.

This is a wonderful site for recipes. I've had good success digging up recipes on this one. The format is clear, the printout is attractive, and the instructions are good.

A very intriguing site with recipes from close to two dozen Asian countries, herbal information, ingredient information and substitution guidance.

Special occasions, recipes, shopping lists, themes, menus, prep guides and advice on special touches. A very "friendly" site.

The recipes featured here are from the PBS show Burt Wolf Travels & Traditions, and from his earlier show Origins.

They have a recipe finder for ingredients on hand, a recipe exchange file, and a recipe of the day, featuring none other than a Campbell's soup product (!).

Recipes, cooking tips, news items and culinary products for sale can all be found at this friendly site.

Recreations of recipes for dishes from favorite restaurants are on this site.

A broad recipe database with useful culinary information too.

Recipes for desserts and other fun treats for adults and kids from the makers of Domino Sugar. They also have baking tips and answers to faq's on sugar.

This recipe database offers more than 10,000 recipes from Bon Appétit and Gourmet magazines.

Godiva was kind enough to publish hundreds of wonderful dessert recipes on this site, suitable for the novice cook to the most experienced.

An eclectic collection of recipes, cooking tips, and wine information with contributors from around the world.

This is a great resource from North Dakota State University on how to create substitutes for ingredients you might be missing in your kitchen.

This is not a very fancy looking site, but it has good looking recipes for game of all sorts including: alligator, dove, buffalo, quail, rabbit, venison and much more.

Recipes using Kraft products, holiday food suggestions, menu planners, and lots of other tips and advice.

An all-around food site with recipes, musings, and tips.

This meal planning site will help you plan daily or weekly meals, prepare a shopping list for you, and you can create your own personal cookbook, too.

Mimi has many good recipes on this site that are rated by readers. There's also other food-related info. such as food associations, food humor and food musings.

Search for recipes featuring Nabisco brand products. Search by product, meal type, prep time, nutritional info and ingredients on hand.

A collection of Italian recipes from a famous Italian chef is on this cute, if sometimes tricky to navigate, site.

This is a good site for general recipes and other food related topics of interest.

Menu ideas and party planning tips from the doughboy. Recipes use Pillsbury products, of course.

Good cooking and entertaining tips can be found here. A lot of the recipes are contributed by readers.

A very extensive recipe site with listings by cuisine, or meal category. Nutritional information is provided, and you can search based on ingredients on hand.

The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes with food categorized by type, course, and ethnic heritage. Over 67,000 recipes archived here.

Recipes from the National Pork Board. They have holiday recipes, family recipes and even recipes from their ads.

Recipe from BBQ 25 from Adam Perry Lang for Chicken Breast.